The news broke. The whole damn nation knows he’s Touya Todoroki. He’s been waiting for this for a long time, so why does his chest still ache?

Sighing, he took out a cigarette and lit it with his fire, the end smoldering slightly.

Shigaraki’s changed, that much is clear. He’s also changed. Most of the League did, anyway. But they weren’t the League of Villains anymore, they were the MLA. Damnit, just when he thinks his life is so simple, he’s just pulled into a major corp operation. Just another pawn.

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As the newest addition to the LoV, or the MLA, it really wasn’t a surprise when you spotted a member smoking outside during the ungodly hours in the morning.

Most people would steer clear of Dabi — or Touya Todoroki, now that the news broke — but you were curious as to why he was awake.

He nodded at you when you came close enough to be in his peripheral. “You’re up.” He noted. “Any reason?”